tip up

phrasal verb

tipped up; tipping up; tips up

: to move or cause (something) to move so that one end is lifted up

She tipped up the lid of the box and looked inside.

Examples of tip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There's a tropical storm warning for the west coast of Florida, from its southern tip up to southern Yankeetown. —

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 In minutes, the stern sank underwater and the vessel would quietly tip up. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024 Plant them with their growing tips up and space them about 4 inches apart, measuring from center to center. —

Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024 During their long stint underground, the insects sip at xylem sap, the nutrient-poor but water-rich liquid that moves from a tree’s root tips up to its canopy. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2024 The way to do that without the frog or speed worm sinking is to keep your rod tip up really high – 11 to 12 o’clock high. —

Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 As for our ride, the plan was to cruise up and down the West Side, exploring the scenery from Manhattan’s tip up to 74th Street, or so. —

Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024 But the soil is strong enough so the walls can tip up on their edges, without punching through the foundation. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 Looking further, the engine appears to ride high, partly because, in addition to being angled to the side, it's tipped up three degrees in back. —

Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023

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